Submitted by: Dan Rich

Patricia Shobert

March 24, 1921 - May 11, 2008

South Bend Tribune 5/14/2008
MISHAWAKA - Patricia Shobert, 87, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday afternoon in Memorial Hospital. She was born March 24, 1921, in Multnomah, Oregon, to the late Harry and Eva Ketchum Smith. Also preceding her was an infant son, John Michael.

On March 18, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, she married Samuel M. Shobert, who died in 1993. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Patricia and Tom Ramsey of St. Cloud, MN, Elizabeth and Glenn Palmer of Layton, UT; sons, James P. and Patricia Shobert of Indianapolis, IN, Timothy J. and Vicki Shobert of Osceola, IN; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was a 1942 graduate of Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, and received her B.A. in business. She worked for Minnesota Mining in the Detroit office. Pat was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Mishawaka, and served the church in many capacities. She was a member of CZ Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and the Beiger Trust. She also volunteered at Memorial Hospital and spent most of her life doing volunteer work.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 15th, in the First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Third St., Mishawaka, with Rev. Ron Bowman officiating. Friends are invited to visit with the family today, May 14th, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the American Cancer Society.